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TECHNICAL FEATURES – DMC/GM 870 

 

Easy user instructions on a graphic LCD display or PC monitor.  

Multilingual menu. Up to 999 melodies remote controlled. Automatic daylight saving time.  Real bell control. 

 

TIME PROGRAMMING: 

Perfect synchronism for management of time programmed melodies:  Fully automatic daily programming, weekdays, pre-holidays, holidays, weekly, periodic, yearly programming. 

Modify/checking of any programming. Automatic cancelling of programs which will no longer be repeated.  

 

BELL SOUND PROGRAMMING: 

999 bell sounds can be programmed, internal keypad or (optional) external keyboard, and remote control. Possibility of programming repetitive tolls in time, number of tolls (Angelus), 

peals, bell sounds in sequence, volumes, routines, chromatic scale, playing speed, etc. Modify/Verify any of the programming. 

 

TOWER CLOCK  

Full management of clock tower hands. Automatic gaining after power loss. 

Power supply at 24, 110 or 220 Volts. Impulse every 30, 60 or 1 sec. 

 

SECONDARY CLOCK  

Full management of secondary clock hands. 12 or 24 hour clock. Adjustable power tension from 12 to 24 Volts 1A. Impulse every 30 or 60 sec. (optional circuit board RL085) 

 

HOUR STRIKE  

All types of systems available for hour strikes: regional, national and international types according to local traditions. 

Hour strike repetitions can be personalized. Automatic Westminster clock. Any type of program can be carried out before or after hours/quarters strikes. 

 

QUICK FUNCTION KEYS 

5 keys for playing recurring bell sounds. 

 

SERVICES  

Automatic turning on of lights, even by remote control (optional). 

SAFETY MEASURES: 

Access codes can be programmed to prevent tampering. 

 

PARTICULAR FUNCTIONS: 

 

Automatic turning ON of panel board only during melody playing and tower clock strikes. 

 

It is possible to enable/inhibit time programming using the remote control.  

 

All time programming of bell sounds are stored on inerasable non-volatile memory (no power necessary). 

 

Programming via Internet or PC via web browser 

 

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS: 

Container  

: Metal box with grounding. 

Menu viewing  

: LCD graphic display. 

Multilingual menu  

: English, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish, Russian, Romanian. 

Minimum time programming time 

between two melodies  

: 1 minute. 

Clock precision  

: +/-  2 seconds/day. 

Absolute clock precision adjustment   : VIA RST Receiver  (DCF/GPS or NTP internet server). 

Clock memory keeping  

: By means of lithium type battery (10 year life). 

Time & melody programming 

memory keeping  

: Indefinite on non volatile flash memory. 

Functioning temperature  

: From  50 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. 

Rear Mini-Din 4 pole socket 

: Remote control receiver input. 

Rear Mini-Din 4 pole socket 

: DCF - GPS input signal (time & calendar automatic reset).  

D-Sub 15 pole socket 

: MD61 Keyboard, Midi Standard. 

Data backup 

: On external SD.  

Number of relay outputs available 

: 22+2 (3 RL085 relay modules). 

 

 

OPTIONALS: 

 

Radio time radio synchronisation GPS 

 

1,000/10.000 channels remote control – 433 MHz frequency 

         

Interface for connection to relay power section:     

 

Twisted pair  (By Contractor Other Than Verdin) 

 

 

 

         

 

Summary of Contents for DBC 870

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...AM INHIBITED TIME STRIKE ACTIVE TIME STRIKE INHIBITED TOWER CLOCK ON TOWER CLOCK OFF NIGHT SERVICE ON NIGHT SERVICE OFF GPS RECEIVING OK INDICATES THAT AT LEAST ONE VALID TIME ADJUSTMENT HAS BEEN RECE...

Page 3: ...LIGHT INDICATES RX3500 IS RECEIVING DATA REMOTE CONTROL OFF NO DATA DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENABLED DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME STANDARD TIME SD CARD PRESENT SD CARD ABSENT LAN NETWORK CONN...

Page 4: ...1 on the main menu to gain access to the following options 1 Clock setting 2 Enable Inhibit service programs etc 3 Relay output status Note To select one of the icons A B C D E use either the side ar...

Page 5: ...to modify the date on the machine Select 3 to set the time zone must be set when using a GPS receiver Select 4 to automatically set daylight saving time standard time change Select 5 to set clock type...

Page 6: ...ill show Enter in sequence the exact month day and year or use the arrow buttons to position on the parameter which needs to be changed and enter the new values Press OK to save your settings Press NO...

Page 7: ...The following screen will appear Use the side arrows to confirm the upgrade to either YES or NO Confirm by pressing OK Press NO to escape without saving any settings When the time is being adjusted t...

Page 8: ...e the top bottom arrows to the correct position and change the settings DST DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME Use the side arrows to change the parameter of the selected setting The above time will automatically c...

Page 9: ...he GPS receiver and NTP server to correctly update the clock UTC 05 Indicates the number of hours to be subtracted or added to the Greenwich time From UTC 12 to UTC 12 in this case the time correspond...

Page 10: ...rmat according to the following abbreviations DD Day of the month MM Month YYYY Year The available formats are as follows DD MM YYYY MM DD YYYY YYYY MM DD To change the format use the left right side...

Page 11: ...ary enter the number of seconds in place of the 0 in the menu The machine will consequently either go forward or backwards for the number of seconds entered each month The correction will occur on the...

Page 12: ...termined period of time Option 2 to add a program to one particular day Option 3 to modify or erase programming entered in options 1 and 2 Option 4 to manually play service programs Option 5 to enable...

Page 13: ...by pressing OK If necessary using the arrows position the cursor on the date to be modified and press OK to confirm The display will show Change the hour and minutes to set the enabling time and conf...

Page 14: ...was made under Normal Programming section 2 1 1 it will take priority over programming made under Special Programming Enter the hour and minutes then confirm by pressing OK If necessary using the arro...

Page 15: ...enu to modify or erase programming which has been previously programmed using Inhibit Programming 1 2 1 and Special Programming 1 2 2 Use the top bottom arrows to scroll and select Press OK to select...

Page 16: ...RAMMING Use this menu to carry out the following type of programming throughout the year Melody Bell Events Service programs Clock type Enable clock strikes Inhibit clock strikes Enable Bell Sounds In...

Page 17: ...Thursday FRI Only on a Friday NO_FRI Every day except Friday SAT Only on a Saturday NO_SAT Every day except Saturday ALWAYS Every day 1234567 Day of the week choice 1 Sunday 2 Monday etc DM DAY OF TH...

Page 18: ...e settings Below is an example for adding program number 52 to play only on the 1st July at 12 00 every year Press the OK button to confirm Melody Press 5 2 and press the OK button to confirm Press th...

Page 19: ...deleted from the normal programming menu 2 1 1 Highlight the program to be modified or deleted Press OK the display will show Option 1 Modify selected program Option 2 Delete selected program Continue...

Page 20: ...emory This backup can then be recalled at a later date Press 2 2 Password 1 1 1 1 and 2 from the main menu The display will show These menus allow you to 1 Save all new melodies and libraries 2 Save a...

Page 21: ...be restored at a later date Press 2 2 Password 1 1 1 1 and 3 from the main menu The display will show 1 Save all new melodies and libraries on SD Card in a single file 2 Save all time programming and...

Page 22: ...ECTIONS as it could affect the proper functioning of your unit 3 4 COPY BELL SOUND Use this function to copy an existing bell sound into another free program number Enter the melody number to be copie...

Page 23: ...m number to be deleted and press OK to confirm The screen will request confirmation of the bell sound to be deleted Use the left right arrows to select YES and press OK to confirm The bell sound will...

Page 24: ...that the settings are compatible with your network The DBC 870 can act as a DHCP SERVER This can be useful when a computer is connected directly to it for programming When using this setting simply c...

Page 25: ...ress 2 for the NETWORK SETUP Use the arrow buttons to change the network configuration to suit your needs If IP Static is selected the following screen will display Press the up and down arrow buttons...

Page 26: ...1 1 REPEAT MELODY PLAYING MANUALLY To increase the number of times a bell event repeats press OK while the melody is playing The repetition counter will increase and the melody will play for the numb...

Page 27: ...tion on this process 6 3 1 TO PLAY A MELODY IMMEDIATELY By pressing one of the five quick function keys the title of the melody will appear To confirm your choice press OK or press NO to escape Press...

Page 28: ...ite time excluding clock chimes Press and hold this button for about 5 seconds the sign will turn off To check that time programming has been inhibited press OK An asterisk will appear next to the tim...

Page 29: ...lock strike for an indefinite time the clock strike will automatically turn on if a time clock strike has been programmed to turn on at a certain hour Press and hold the clock strike symbol for more t...

Page 30: ...K BUTTON TO CHECK DAILY EVENTS From the main menu press the OK button to view all the events programmed to play on this day The display will show Press the arrow key to see the service programs which...

Page 31: ...menu will show all the melodies programmed to play on that date The highlighted program can be inhibited for just that time and day by pressing OK Press OK when the INHIBIT is highlighted The program...

Page 32: ...e button The display will show 1 BUTTONS 1 9 Use buttons from 1 to 9 on the machine 2 EXT KEYBOARD Use a midi keyboard Option 1 and Option 2 the display will show Press keypad buttons from 1 to 9 to p...

Page 33: ...on Press OK to start playing Press NO three times to interrupt playing 10 0 0 RECORD A MELODY USING THE KEYPAD OR KEYBOARD Select option 4 The display will show Procedure 1 Choose which keyboard to us...

Page 34: ...full function remote To Play a Song Begin by typing the digits of the song number you want to play use the numeric buttons to enter the song number to be played For example type 0085 to play song num...

Page 35: ...hours quarters strikes QUICK FUNCTION KEYS 5 keys for playing recurring bell sounds SERVICES Automatic turning on of lights even by remote control optional SAFETY MEASURES Access codes can be programm...

Page 36: ...SD CARD 20 3 0 BELL SOUND MENU BUTTON 3 ICON C 21 3 4 COPY BELL SOUND 21 3 5 DELETE BELL SOUND 22 4 0 LAN NETWORK SETUP 23 6 0 0 QUICK FUNCTION KEYS 25 6 1 0 TO PLAY A MELODY MANUALLY 25 6 1 1 REPEAT...

Page 37: ...If the warranty seal is not perfectly intact then the warranty conditions are to be considered invalid General Electric Precautions Do not attempt to dismantle the equipment or power supply The electr...

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